Forètica: The New Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development

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A total of 25 Presidents and CEOs of large companies have constituted the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development, led by the Spanish CSR Network Forética.

The Council is positioned as the high-level business convening platform where top company representatives generate a joint strategic response that raises ambition and enhances action in the face of the important environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges we face.

His Majesty King Felipe VI is the Honorary President of this Concil, composed by the following companies: Adif, Airbus, Banco Santander, Bankia, Bankinter, BMW, Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar, Enagás, Endesa, ENGIE, Ferrovial, Gestamp, GSK, HEINEKEN, Iberdrola, IBM, IKEA, ILUNION, ManpoweGroup, MSD, Naturgy, OHL, P&G, Sanitas and Solvay.

Specifically, the Spanish Business Council for Sustainable Development is made up of the following top representatives, who will work together to maximize the positive contribution of companies and organizations to achieve a sustainable future:

  • Isabel Pardo de Vera Posada, President of Adif and Adif AV

  • Alberto Gutiérrez, President of Airbus Spain

  • Luis Isasi Fernández de Bobadilla, President of Banco Santander Spain

  • José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, President of Bankia

  • Pedro Guerrero, President of Bankinter

  • Manuel Terroba, Executive Chairman of BMW Group Spain and Portugal

  • Eduardo Baamonde, President of Cajamar Caja Rural

  • Antonio Llardén, Executive Chairman of Enagás

  • José D. Bogas Gálvez, CEO of Endesa

  • Loreto Ordóñez, CEO of ENGIE Spain

  • Ignacio Madridejos, CEO of Ferrovial

  • Francisco José Riberas Mera, Executive Chairman of Gestamp

  • Cristina Henríquez de Luna, President and CEO of GSK in Spain

  • Guillaume Duverdier, Executive Chairman of HEINEKEN Spain

  • Ángeles Santamaría, CEO of Iberdrola Spain

  • Horacio Morell Gálvez, President of IBM Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel

  • Petra Axdorff, CEO & CSO of IKEA

  • Alejandro Oñoro, CEO of ILUNION

  • Raúl Grijalba, President of ManpowerGroup Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel

  • Ana Argelich Hesse, President and CEO of MSD

  • Francisco Reynés, President and CEO of Naturgy

  • José Antonio Fernández Gallar, Second Vice President and CEO of OHL Group

  • Vanessa Prats, Vice President and General Manager of P&G Iberia

  • Iñaki Peralta, CEO of Sanitas and Bupa Europe & Latin America

  • Jorge Oliveira, General Manager of Solvay for Spain and Portugal

A joint declaration has been issued by the Council to highlight the role of alliances across companies, value chains, public sector, and civil society in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), positioning them as means for improving Spain's competitiveness, generating employment, and catalyzing well-being for all citizens.

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